so how long do you think it would take to get a series 22 glove game ready? maybe I misunderstand the description but I'm assuming it might be easier to break in since its a bit softer than some of their other ones.
well, I put the conditioner on it and stuck it in a room w/ a dehumidifier going. I guess I'll start treating her like Brandon Marshall does women tomorrow. I'd like to feel comfortable enough to use it this weekend.1 day if you give it a good pounding.
I need some conditioner. Can anyone hook a girl up?
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Great minds think alike. I sent her one today asking if she got any yet.
well, I put the conditioner on it and stuck it in a room w/ a dehumidifier going. I guess I'll start treating her like Brandon Marshall does women tomorrow. I'd like to feel comfortable enough to use it this weekend.
1 day if you give it a good pounding.
I heard vaseline (being a petroleum product) will actually break down the leather over time. What I use is lanolin (which comes from wool) and it works great. A little bit at the beginning of each season really revitalizes the leather as well. It stinks a bit though. You can get a tub of it at some skin care aisles (found it at whole foods) or some nipple creams used for breastfeeding mothers is 100% lanolin too.
Figure animal oil on animal skin probably works better than petroleum.
I also used a small dab on my crunchy dried up batting gloves from last season and they softened right up. Also leaves a nice tackiness to my gloves.
I did this for my Rawlings and my A2000 but I don't have a vinci (yet). I have my eye on the JD73 though, like the I web, but nobody else makes one big enough for softball (most I've seen range in the 11.5-11.75" sizes for baseball infielders). Any insight? Good glove? Worth all the lusting I'm doing over it on their website?
Was talking to a leather worker a few months ago. He was stating that there have been a handful of lawsuits in other markets that use leather, after the product was treated with lanolin, bacteria multiplied astronomically. End result was the leather being eaten away.
The only time I have been using lanolin is dried out gloves, but very very thin.
just found this link from Wilson. Aso Breaks In Brandon Phillips' Baseball Glove
This is the type of thing I've always talked about. Leather is put through a tanning process in order to remove the naturally occurring oils contained within it. It's what preserves the leather & prevents it from degrading as it would in nature.
Putting naturally occurring oils back into the leather will make it softer but it will also trigger biodegradation. In other words, the leather will break down more rapidly. Using petroleum jelly or another inert substance is much better for longevity.